“He wasn’t necessarily for it”, William Leymergie’s opinion on his participation in Dancing with the Stars

It's almost gone a new season of Dancing with the stars ! The TF1 show brings together dance professionals and celebrities (beginners or not) for a competition mixing cha-cha-cha, waltz or contemporary, facing a jury of connoisseurs. Launch date, broadcast day… We now know more about DALS 2025, including the casting and whether or not dancers will return.

After the altercation between candidates Inès Reg and Natasha St-Pier last season, their respective dancers Christophe Licata and Anthony Colette wondered about their return this year. And one of them won't come back. In the casting, we will find Lénie from the Star Academy, Miss France 2024 Eve Gilles, the swimmer Florent Manaudou, the actress Charlotte de Turckheim, but also the emblematic host of France Télévisions Sophie Davant. However, his famous companion was not necessarily for…

Dancing with the stars: Sophie Davant in the 2025 season

At 61, Sophie Davant has a very successful television career under her belt, including hosting Deal doneuntil the handover with Julia Vignali. Currently on France 3 with In good company but also on the radio, she launched a new challenge: participating in Dancing with the stars on TF1. In an Instagram post, she mentioned: “Personal, physical and mental challenge… I hope to live up to the demands of this adventure!“.

We still don't know who she will be associated with, but she will be able to count on the support of those close to her, such as her children. At the microphone of Europe 1 this Wednesday January 15, 2025, the host revealed: “I obviously didn't make this decision alone. I am used to questioning my children in all the decisions I have made in my life. They are always associated, present”. And their verdict surprised her: “To my great surprise because they are not big TV consumers, my children watch this show. They thought it was a great adventure for me […] They gave the green light”. But this was not the case for everyone around him.

His skeptical companion William Leymergie

Sophie Davant revealed that by asking the opinion of those close to her, “opinions were divided”. She explains: “Some told me that this is not compatible with presenting somewhat serious shows. But I didn't see how it was incompatible”. His companion, the host William Leymergie, would have been skeptical : “He wasn't necessarily for it because he's always afraid of lots of things, of what could happen in terms of his image. It's not easy though”.

Friends for thirty years, Sophie Davant and William Leymergie had notably worked together on Telematin. When the presenter lost his wife in 2020, he was upset and his friend particularly supported him. Their relationship gradually evolves towards a romance, in 2022, and they make it official in 2024. A discreet couple who wanted to respect the mourning of the host's children.

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